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SATURDAY ....DECEMBER ,1899
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
- ' From Wednesday's Dally.
D. M. Irvine, of Day ville, ie in town,
John Brookhouse, of Dufur, is
" town. . '.
. C. A. Sburte, of Arlington, is
.- visitor to the. city.
W.Morehead and Snlvely, of Gold
endale, are in the city.
. - ay 1 I sb w ivi id u w vui vu w vus. a
. In: town of Stevenson.
Arthur Stubling is spending the hoi'
' idays with his parents here.'
Tom Callaghan. of Rutledge, '. is
spending the holidays in the city.
, J.K. Long me party wno soia me
chemical engine to the city, arrived
here last night. s
- . -There Is now about 1500 cords of
wood en the beach, which is sufficient
- to supply the town until the first ot
March. .-.;':-v'-- ,
- tj.n t v . 5 1 . I V. .
from an extended visit through Iowa
" ' and Ohio, haying been gone since last
.' October.'' '
Messrs Robert Rand, E. L. Smith
. r- T-ii . a bl. .
ftDU A. o. ruwers, ui auuu uifor, are
visitors In the city today. They say
.; that. Hood River is flourishing, and
. that the streets are fine and dry.
John Connor and John . Moran were
Before tbe recorder toaay eaen on a
" charee of drunk and disorderly. " They
.. were fined 82 a piece. Con jor paid his
.., fine, but Moran cboae to serve a day
, lo jail. ;. " .
' Last night freight train No.' 24, in
charge of Charles Hansen, bad a slight
accident at Arlington, caused by th
breaking of a car axle. .Two cars got
off the track, but no material damage
was done. . ' N . '
John Hanna, of Boyd, was in the
.' city today and stated that farmers in
that section bad again bezun plowing.
The ground is a little wet yet, but the
farmers are 'taking advantage of the
fine weather to get it in shape for
canaries cass, ioreman oi mm omce
-. for several months last fall, writes from
Cnlfnx that hp haa had all kinds of bad
' tA.lMiw kn.. W kJ Kuan i
lilri nn mir.h fnnllit.ia tnr f.hn'naaK tjh
days, and Mrs. Bass is still confined to i '
i --i :n v.v.i nt K t
for a month. Their many friends bore
hope that they will recover soon - -
A Due burning out in Melnerny's
Iam hnl Minor AAiiaori a firft alarm to
K ..S n -f. a.4S thia afrnoon. The
. i . h,. rharlin R.
ders'- horse, which was tied in front of
tbe recorder's office, got scared" at the
,.mKiJ nMO aA rnn.
i'nlng over George Moabu. though it
' did not hurt him, but demolished the
cart to which it was hitched. . :'
The Christmas tree given by the
Salvation Army at the Baldwin last
' ftlirhtvfta AhrAnflMI hv Khnnt ihH) DtfaDlB.
.... .
and all felt well pleased with the prp-
gram, in which some 30 people took
nn mm . m tA In K. m a r. n nf nwKlnh tha
IHU IIU III w. " mm mm mm m- w
- Salvationists' bestowed gifts. About
.IrtA L . .. Ji.t.iUn.nJ
large quantity of provisions, alL.Qf
oioVJ i give W,l worthy objects of
charity. -. (
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- IPrn n'Thril r-a.Oatlv.
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. Claud and OUrence Ueister. of Dufur,
w " mT j
WW mm s-m . 3 . ,' J...
-- w.. jase, oi Lm vjraoue, is vuiliu
Rey. and Mrs. Rushing.
Miss Charlotte Roberts left on the
boat this morning for Portland, .
A. J. Douglas and Willis Hendricks,
of Dulur, are in town today ,
Mrs. ' Dr. , Holllster and daughter
Florenoe are visiting friends in the
city. '-y '
- Owen T. Sbepard has returned from
the Greenhorn country, and will spend
a montn or two in toe city.
Tbe U. B. Cburch in the east part of
town is being giving a coat of paint,
which greatly improves its apperance.
Alpert L-Rowland died at h8 borne
near Moeler last Tuesday, and the fuoi
eral was conducted in Mosier yesterday
by Rev, -Blushing.
J. A. Gulliford was In the oity today
recelvintr new maohinery, ponsistlng
orrow night tbe
ill discuss tbe
the merits of the
efore congress.
Williams & Co's.
a Christmas design
st tha1 is indeed a
1 worth looking
w chemical engine
tiafactory to the.
egates and (hey
ary to day for tbe
era for tbe M..E.
held last night,
Howe: Superintendent,
French; 1st assistant super;
adont,' W. A. ICirby; 2d assistant
superintendent, N.. Wbealdon; secre
Farmers' and Miners' Tools,;
Powder, Fuse and Giant Caps.
.Rubber and Cotton Hose.
' : a ' .ITT! J If
Aermoier w ina Amis.
Bapb Wire aud Nails,.
Rirtrela .irea.
r T r m
. Crawford,. Cleveland and
w
Js
rtei
iadquarters
Delft Blue and White Enameled Ware.
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A Complete Line of 8prjying Material for Fuit., Growers,
Dunn's No,, Spfcay, Vlso LJme, Sulphur and Salt.
In addition to the
tary, J. E. Brown; ttfcasuaer, W.
Kirby; organist, Mies Edyth Randall;
assistant organist, Ui Effi6 Bolton;
choirster, Miss Mabel lCollinsf assis
tant cboirster, R E. Haworth...
Goy. Moody came up from . Salem
yesterday. He says ebfoot is ex
periencing a mild winter ro far,
weather there being vary similar
what it is here
RevrEpperly is hold! a) g revival ser
in
vices in the United Brfethren church
on the bluff, aid bis meetings are be
ing well attended. Thely will continue
until Sunday night.
Remember toe ioidiea will serve a
first class oyster sjtew and other re
freshments at tbfrVhristian church to
night. . You of ayr have the supper and a
good time, all !orthe sum of 25 cents,
The memory of the oldest inhabitant
runs not to the time when Tne Dalles
had such on open winter as the present
has thue far been a winter in ' which
there had been ae ice formed np to tbe
last of December,
W. L. Hand rick, of Klnfcsley, was in
me city today.- tie ' says tbere never
was better grain prospects lb that sec
tion than at presents Ttie fall wheat
9 all up from two to six inches and is a
fine healthy color.-. -
Baker City .don't need much accord
ing to a statement of the Democrat,
which puts its needs for 1900 as follows:
gravity water aybtein: a sewerage
system; Proot's tree J paved; an electric
Mr. MscAdatn haJs been serionplv ill
for several days, rfnfd it was decided by
his physicians yesterday that it was
best to take him toj the hospital in
Portland for treatment, hence Mr.
Pease- took bini- down.; on 'yesterday
afternoon's train. "" ' . ..
Tbe department of superintendence
began a session In Salem yesterday
which was attended by able educators
from all parts, of the state. . .Discussion
of the first topic "The Granting of
Permits," wag-led by Superintendent
U. I Gilbert, of this county. .
jk. brorman, oetter Known as
"Dick," local reporter on the Times
-Mountaineer, leaves . Saturday morn
ing for Butte, Montana, for a fe
weeks' visit. He expects to go to
Portland and from there will go over
the Northern Pacific to Montana,
J. W. Mead, cashier of the First
bank of Siimpter.'died of pneumonia at
the hospital at Baker v'ity Sunday
! u,urol
He was taken sick Wed nes-
' day tveaing, and Saturday was remov-
- cu "0 tiospitai. no was aoouc vj
I J U. V t t TT 1 ... Ar
years old; and unmarried.' His mother
lives at West Lfberty,:'Ia!,' where the
body 111 probably be sent for burial,
' This , morniniy' Nicholas and John
Fax 1 eft for Daw so n City, Alaska,where
1 lhe to cast their lot with the min
j ' 'ey were in Alaska last season,
j b out November. They
hink there are. fortunes to .be made
j herf dare returning with the In-
itenttod of staying
there until they
have inade' enough
theitf;"'-?
money to satisfy
Governor Geer does not approve of
the proposition to raise funds in Ore-
Ann 11 Ka nnrtt.fi nntiil j tha art Anna
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tne late (General Xawton. tie says
there are plenty of objects of charity
here to look after, and if the people
want to contribut to heros, let them
bestow their gifts upon the members
of the Second Oregon, For once the
governor is right.
Lakeview, like The Dalles, is annoy
ii by (t"u-lf"ii radian. T he Exntn
iner tas tiiey "hoid tlnh juiks and
hilarious revelry by - night, drink and
gamble like princes and fight like
devils." It has not been discovered
where they get whisky. The town
roa'sba complajped to. the Indian
agent at Klamath - agency, and to the
superintendent of tbe Indian school
at Yainox agency. As a result, reser
vation Indians will have to 'secure
passes, which they will be required to
exhibit to the town marshal.
Word has reached v Cascade Locks
that the O. R. & N. trackwalker near
Wyetb, Nick Stokoe, was kcocked
down and robbed by two (hugs, Christ
mas, eve.- - After their assau.lt they
carried him about 50 yards from the
scene and threw him oyer a 30-foot em-i
bankment, evidently intending to
throw their victim into the river to
hide their orime. But, fortunately for
Stokoo, be landed about three feet
from the water's edge, where be lay for
several hours, until found by friends,
who conveyed him to his home, where
he lies In a precarious condition. Tbe'
robonrs got nothing for their trouble.
Prom Friday's Dally.
H- Glenn came home from Portland
last night.
Hu,gh McQnear, qf Antelope, was in
(ha city last night,
J. W, and A, H, Ingalls, of Hoo4
j Rver, are io the city.
Judge Bennett has been quite ill the
past few days and has been confined
to his home,
Bishop Morris, of Portland, will hold
aerylce at St. Paul's Episcopal -church
in th's city, Sunday forenoon.
Dr. Rinehart has ' returned from
New York where she has been attend
ing lectures the past, two montbs.
The f uneral of the late Mrs. Alex-
lor....
Poultry Netting. .
' Fruit Netting.
: Carpenters'. Tools.; v,
: Wrought Iron. Pipe.
Plumbing Gop,d. '. .'
Maplin and Wiflpbester Rifles,
Fisbing Tackle,' ;
Bicycle Sundries. .
Golden. Eagle Bicycles.
jMin; a Tin nd Plumbing Shop,
General Machine Shop.
e in every respect
uying elsewhere.
BEMW;
A.
ander took place from the residence
on Fourth street at 2 o'clock this after
noon. .
The members of the. Methodist choir
assisted by outside talent are prepar
ing a sacred concert to be given Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock.
the
Misses Nettie and Minnie Butts left
to
for Portland by yesterday afternoon's
train to speed New Year with their
sister, Mrs. Wm. Maher.
About 1500 Union county horses have
been sold this year, according to the
Republican at prices ranging from 15
to $75. The average was $27.
Thos. D. Calkins, E. N. Blyth and
Miss Clara Blyth, of Hood River, came
up last evening to attend tne concert
given by. tbe University Glee Club,
and returned home by boat this morn
ing. '.' .
The college "rooters" did their 'full
duty at the concert last night. They
uttered college yells loud and often,
and convinced their fellow students
that they fully appreciated the club's
efforts
Mr. Pease returned last evening
from Portland, and reports Mr. Me
Adam resting very ' comfortably . at
St. Vincent's hospital. He stood the
trip well to Portland, -and seems in a
fair way to recover rapidly. ..--. ..
Lake county has been producing
some pretty large things lately, and
now comes to tbe front with a girl
baby, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Fred Snyder, which at birth weighed
I 14 Dounda. : Who can beat this Eastern
I Oregon production?
At the sheriff's sale of property for
delinquent taxes at. Coquille City.
Coos county was the purchaser of less
property than at former sales.- Tbere
are Zl. individual purchasers,- wane
about bne third of th6 list paid ' up be
fore the sale. -' The' county purchased
28 pieces of property. ' ' .
: r.'B. Kent, who is in the city today
from'Hood River, says tbe city by' the
river is enjoying quite . a substantial
growth th'is winter.' Besides a num
ber of new residences that are being
constructed, anew hotel and a livery
stable are being built.
Tbe people of Long Creek, in . Grant
county, are much pleased with the rej
port that the O. R. &.N. Co. has .sur
veyors looking out for the most, prac
ticable route through Morrow county
for an extension of the Heppoer branch
railroad to their valley. .
The University of Oregon Glee Club, j
on their tour through Eastern Oregon,
will give concerts at Pendleton, Walla
Walla, La Grande,. -.Union and Baker
City. The Times-Mountaineer cheer
fully reccomeoas tbetn to the people
of those cities, and desires to say that
the1 people' who attend the' concerts
will be well entertained. '
Some pirties who have come in from
Moro state there is nothing in tbe re
port of smallpox at that place, assert
ing that the disease is only chtckenpox.
while others iusUo that it is smallpox
Id a mild form. . What eyer it it is,
same perouation should -be taken . to
prevent Its spread, and as a safeguard
against what mieht result disastrously
all should be vaccinated. '
There will be-a joint instalation-of
officers of the Woodmen of the World
and Cedar Circle on Tuesday evening
Jan. 2 at eight o'clock sharp, at which
time a suitable program will bo rend
ered and a banquet served. ' All Wood
men and; members of the' Circle with
their '-vives, husbands "and invited
rnf,'a ari r?q.').PStd' bV propnt, ;
Persons hO'dLpg invitations will - pro- ,.
sent them at the -door. .. .- . -. I
Various methods.have been suggest-
ed for increasing the mercantile busi-
uesgotTbe Dalles. One is a railroad
leadlng.lnto tbe southern country, an
other is the building of good wagon
roads into the interior, and still an
other la the building of a free wagon
bridge across the Columbia. ' One that
has not been agitated much, though it
would bring lots of trade here, would
be a boat making daily trips from Cas
cade Locks to The Dalles,' leaving the
locks in tbe morning and returning in
the evening. Such an arrangement
would bring nearly all the trade along
the riven to thta place.
Tbe' Columbia Southern surveyors
who have been running a preliminary
line up Fifteen Mile to Dufur have
completed their work, and residents of
Dufur state' that they report having''
found a feasible line. This Is encour
aging to the farmers who live in the
vicinity of Dufur. -: They want a road
over which they can send their products
to market,, and will welco tne a railroad,
no matter whq builds it, that 'ill giy?
them an outlet, - However, it is. not
likely the- d S. will' bull J into that
section soon. If Dufur has a road it
willpi-obauly.be built either by the
O. R. $ N- or oy DaUea bapltal. .
'Gat ffce.. Wwraj; Haa.
Some time since,- Harvey Kotanaao
was arrested at Qresham, Multnomah
county, and brought here on a' charge
of passing two forged checks; one; on
Mayor H. L. Kuck and' the other on C.
Mlchelbach. Mr. Kuck being away,
the examination' was set for Wednes
day before Justice' Bayard, and' It
resulted in Kotzman beinp- discharged.
Mr. Kuck bad gone to Moro Co see the
man McGonlgill, . who lg held' in jail
(here qn a charge qf forgery, and was
convinced, that he, and not Kotsman,
was the man who passed the check on
him, so when he appear ad as -a "fitness.
In Justice Bayard's court, was able to
state positively that Kotzman'. was In
nocent of the. charge.. While the pep
pie here are anxious to have the euilty
party convicted, those .who njet ypvjqg
Kotzman are pleased tftkppw that be
H nqt gvillty, for- he la a gentlemanly
appearipg young, man .and made a
favorable impression on all whom- be
met. -I."
Dldnt Llka BU Clothes. ' . -
. About 4'o'clock this morning Police
man Pbirman found a man wandering
about the streets in apparently a badly
intoxicated condition,' and put him in
the city - jail. The ' fellow waa com
fortably dad, but1 evidently was dis
satisfied with, bla gar menu, so he took
them all off, put them in the stove and
burned them up. When Marshal
Hughes found him this morning be
was perfectly nude, having, destroyed
every particle of clothing be bad. At
first it was thought the fellow was
crazy and would have to' be taken to
the asylum,. but as the effects of .the
liquor died but, he came to Jhjs senses,
and realized what a tppHsb, thing he
had done. Ha admits he did not par
ticu,larjy fancy the clothing be had, but
would be glad enough to have them re
stored to him. As the city does not
make a practice of clothing its prison
era, it is a question what the fellow
will do for something to protect him
from (he chilling blasts of winter, as
he has not the means with which to
purchase a new suit. ' ;
. Te Cor Occupation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathaoti. too orSSe.
ljs. r-u 10 cure, arugK 'rand, money.
OREGONS PRODUCT.
Some
TitlDKS Which tbe State
Raised
Darius; the Past Tear.
The following statistics are taken
from the Christmas number of the
Portland Telegram, and gives some
idea of the vast resourses of this
state:
.WHEAT.
While Oregon, along with other
wheat growing states, has had much
to contend with tbe past year by rea
son of the scarcity and high -price of
charters and tbe increased yield of
grain in the Argentine Republic,
Russia and Australia, she has, never
theless, produced a very respectable
crop. Tbe wheat yield this year was
about 17,000,000 bushels. Last year it
was over 19,000,000 bushels.
This decrease in the yield is due to
various causes, and is not confined to
Oregon alone. The total wheat acre
age of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
this year shows a decrease of 400,000
acres, the total for the three states be
ing only about 1,750,000 acres.
Despite the fact, however, that the
acreage was less, the price lower and
other countries have an enormous sur
plus 01 wneat tnis year, Oregon's ex
port record for 1899 is nothing to be
ashamed of. Ninety-one grain and
flour-carriers have left the port of
Portland during the year, . Of this
number, 79 floated tbe British flag, 10
the German, 1 the Danish and one tbe
Norwegian. The wheat exports
amounted. to 5,059,090 centals, valued
at $5,133,807. .The flour shipment con-
risted of 544,518. barrels, valued at
1671,190, and the barley exports of 391-
840 centals, valued at $410.621 ' The
Abernldie, which will leave port this
month yet, wil'. carry about 73,548
barrels of flour, valued at $205,500.
which - will bring tbe total of flour
shipments up to 317,066 barrels, and
the export valuation to $876,690. The
total value of grain and flour exports
for the year will reach a valuation-of
$6,185,822. ....
WOOL.
No Oregon Industry, perhaps, has
experienced a greater revival during
toe past year than has the wool in
dustry. " .The year opened with a dull
marketaod scarcely any transactions.
Quotations were only nominal, rang
ing from ... 8 to 10 cents a pound for
Eastern Oregon wools and from 14 to
15i cents a pound for Willamette val
ley grades. There were-no buyers.'
' As .the season advanced, j however,
confidence began to restore itseis and
buyers stepped In and bought liberally
at fair prices. Most of these transac
tions were direct with tbe mauufae-
tih-ers. The price advanced to 10 and
12 cents for Eastern Oregon and 15 to
16 cents for valley wools.
As regards the clip of this year, a
conservative . estimate - places the
figure at no les .than 20,000,000
pounds. This is about the same output
of wool as was accorded - to the state
last year. Tha greater portion of this
wool is produced by Eastern Oregon,
the Valley output being not over three
quarters of a million of pounds this
year, . -, -
FRUITS. '
A man who has given fruit culture
considerable attention has prepared
the-foliowing table, showing the most
popular fruits grown lb the state and
'tfne' average number ' of bushels per
aere:' "7 v:'':!i- i ' ! -
.-'.i.Vo-i t'BcrBheTs'. "'' ;"; ' : ' Bushels.
Apples . . :-;7s ;'.2ed Appricots . .......300
. PearB-, n";';:iUfK V V" f nwHr
Ppache
30t Grapes. :. ... '..6,000
Plums - v - .
Cmt&M Straw berries . .4.000
ru0e,-e-- Currants...... 4,000
erries:..oo raspberries... 0,000
I Quinces.. .... ..200 Blackberries
.6,000
UVE STOCK
. By reason of the "advance in the
price of beef and mutton during the
past year, the-stock industry has re
ceived considerable of a stimulus.
Even the demand for good horses has
been Increased, and the values of tiraft
animals have advanced fully 33 1-3 per
cent. It is estimated that there are
230,000 horses. 500,000 head of cattle,
nearly 2,000,000 sheep and perhaps 80,
000 head of hogs in the state. The
value of this livestock is hot less than
$25,000,000 ' ,,,:...
HOPS. ..
One of tbe leading agricultural in
dustries of Oregon is the rising of hops.
Tt ia one of the most important croDs
raised io the state and. the advantage
of 'it may be realized when, we step to
consider that the hop crop of Oregon
for tbe last few years has aggregated
from $1,500,000 to 2,500,000 :rJt is safe.
to say that in round! numbers,- about
$1,000,000 a year is distributed by the
hopgrqwer among tbe families of chose:
residing in the hop districts. -- "' .
Thursday afternoon the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Nolan was en
livened by the presence of a number of
little girls who assembled t celebrate,
the 12tb anniversary of -the birth ot
Miss Alice. They spent tbe afternoon
in childish. glee, enjoying themselves
as only little girls can. The game of
Loto.waa.one of the leading features of
Bport, and Alice Hillgen carried off
the first prlae. There was also a guess
ing game that -afforded much ' amuse-,
mnj, in which Genevieve Fish took
first prize and Florence Bollister sec
ond. Tbe little ladies, present, were
Genevieve Fish, .Florence Bollister,
Alice Brown, MaVgle McNeil', Mary
Lacyv Etbel and Nellie Moasi Mary
Howe; Delia Brogan, Luoy Perry,
Ruth and Mahei Mclnnis, "Alice Hill
gen, Kae and Alice Nolan. ' ' .
..Owta of Mrs. Alexander.
Mrs. Olive Alexander died at ber
home la this city at- 4. o'clock Thursday
oftOroing after a lingering i'.lneaa cf
four , years : with' consumption. De
ceased .was born near Eugea, Oregon,
Feb. 1, 1855, and had resided in Tbe
Dalles about four years. Besides one
son, Herbert Alexander; she leaves a
(win brother, O. L. Barrert, of this
city, one brother living in Spokane,
and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Owen and
Mrs. Dell McBride, 'both residing in
California, - ' ' ' ' ' '
- The funeral took "place from 'tha
family residence on Fourth street at
2 o'clock Friday. ' . , . - ;
NEW CANQELLATtON LAW.
Amenttnsi Keajalatlona as to Documentary
and Proprietary Stamps.
'' Changes in the method of cancelling
internal revenue atamps, under an or
der Issued on December 15, and signed
by G. Wi Wilson, 'commissioner of in
ternal revenue, and. approved by Ly
man J. Gage, secretary of ba treas
ury, ara made in the foltq'wlng 'man-
........ ."'..-. '. it O : .
r! --.. V-.-;-.',)'- - -' V'
; ;To oollectora of,. Internal re.venue
and others: Existing regulations ' pro
viding for the cancellation 'oi adhesive
revenue stamps ' by writing -o a tarn d
ing thereon, with ioli. tha Initials of
the name apAtha date when attached
or bv cut tine "and cancelling said
stamps with r machine or punch which
will affix tbe initials and date as afore
said, and the cancellation of imprinted
stamps on checks, drafts, or other in
struments by ill:ng out tbe dates and
blank lines on said instruments in tb
usual manner of drawing checks and
drafts, or by perforating through the
stamD and Daner to which it is at
tached the amount in figures for wbicb
said instrument. 'was drawn, having
proved inadequate to prevent frauds on
the revenue whieh have been, and now
are, extensively ' practiced, said regu
lations are, hereby amended by adding
thereto the following provision and
amendment:
'In all cases where a documentary
stamp of the denomination of 10 cents
or anv larcer denomination shall be
used for denoting any tax imposed by
the act of June 13, 1898, the person
using or affixing the same shall, in ad
dition to writing or stamping thereon,
with Ink, the initials of his name and
the date when . affixed, mutilate said
stamp by cutting three parallel incis
ions, lengthwise through the stamp, be
ginning no more than one-fourth of
an inch from one end thereof, and ex
tending to witbid one-fourth of an inch
if the other end..''
, A NEWSPAPER "BEAT."
Bow "Scoop" Wa Made on the VSrst.
Naval Battle of the Wax
with Spain.
- Walter Buseell contributes an arti
cle entitled "Incidents of tbe Cuban.
Blockade" .to the Century. Mr. Eub-.
sell says: '
' My time while on tie blockade, serv
ing as a special -artist, was about
equally divided between the various
warships and a small steam-yacht tie
duty of which. was to divine intuitively
when and where something was to oc
cur, and be there, to witness it. Our
little crew of four constituted a strate
gy board in itself. We were, indeed,
war prophets. More than, once wis
dom in our reasoning brought us our
reward. More thaq once we were alone
in our "glory," the "only dispatch boat
on the spot. .
A sailor boy had asked me to bring
him from Key West 50 boxes of cigar
ettes for some of tp.e crew; and one
morning I threw the bundle upon the
deck of his ship. Tearing off the cover,
he scrawled the" words: "Thanks!
Hope to meet you Z2 miles to the.east
ward at noon," and scaled the bit of
pasteboard , to me. ( ,,
A' correspondent who. by common
consent was chairman of our strategy
board was on board the ship at. that
time, and : obtained another
slight
clew. , . '-
So we headed eastward from-Havana,
while the blockading fleet lay
basking serenely in the sun. So also
did many dispatch boats.- At noon my
sailor friend and his ship were there.
Shortly after noon,. there was an en
gagement the first' of the war nd
there was.no other cfispatch boat near.
Next -morning New-fForkers were in-
formed that dispatch boats were as
numerous there as pickets in a fence.
Every newspaper bad, a dozen. .The in
cident was witnessed by only one art
ist besides the writer; yet I have since
seen a double-page color supplement
of that battle' in a weekly periodical,
where," onder tbe' artist's name, wa
printed the claim that it was sketched
from our yacht. ji -: . . ' ." '
A BIG TELESCOPE.
M. Gantler and' the CiVanfc Instrument
He la ConstracttnarIor the
. Paris exposition. -
An article in La Nature states that
M.' Gautier. the optician, , is making I
. good progress with ;the construction ;
of the giant telescope 'intended for the .
great exhibition at Paris in 1900. The
aperture will be USS meters (49.2
inches), and the focalJength 60 meters'
(196 feet 10 inches) while the esti- j
mated cost is 1,400,000 franca. )
An equatorial mounting and dome j
well be considered impracticable, and j at the moment nnfelt, in our ex
o?,j. Wiiiv.n. hii 1 citement and eagerness in watching
be rigidly ?nxed in a horizontal position .
on supports of masonry, and will re- j
ceiv? i;:e light ef ihe'h.e.avenlyi bodies :
after reflection from. movable plane j
mirror two meters; in diameter. The j
plane mirror is 13.. inches .thick, and j
weighs 300 kilograms, and it is curi-
ous that- of 12 disks cast for the. pur-
pose the first one tubbed out to be the -.
best. This has been hi process of grinoV
ing for seven months, and is not yet j
finished. : J
The-ro will lia -f-nrn niltiootinui nna 1
photographic ' and ' one visual, which
will be easily interchangeable at wili.
,It is expected tiha-t magnifying power j
. cf 6.000 will ha nMfnHv emnlnv-d.
that occasionally power .of 10XM) i
may be, used. As the highest power
available in, the largest, existing-, tele
scope does not exceed ,4,000, the new
instrument, if it 14' the success that
everyone will wisK should have a wide
field :Of usefulness; -
HAWAIIAN, GIRLS.
Thr "Ara Pleasant, Pohch latereer
lug Cbaraeteni and Have Taleat
. ' oi" Mnele. '
The jolly Hawaiian maid cannot be
called good-Jookang, but she has pleas
ant features. She, is good tempered,
light hearted and pleasure loving, She
is usually' 'Of good height and has a
well-developed figure.' . Her skin is of
a reddiBh brown color, and) her hair is
black. She is by nature imitative, so
it has been very easy -for her to gain
knowledge from be surrondinga and
from coming in-contact witb white j
For some yeara past Hawaiian girla' ' bibition, and is well known to have been
have beeni educated in, the government result of Ehodes misogynist views,
schools provided cat. different places he being a confirmed woman hater In
throughout the islana. The English th P8 fear or tw6 a number ot hla
language is nsuatty tarhi. In fact," b8 men tav the company's serv
the Hawaiian fahgiage is dying out. ica rather ttan subscribe to Sir Cecil's
There are now'lmt three Hawaiian peculiar notions to the extent of re
schools upon the island. ,maining single for life. ;The resnM ihas
. The chief talent possessed battle i been that other lead-ng members of the
Hawaiian gil is or,music. Many o4. chartered company have taken the mat-
the natives have composed very pretty
songs. Th.e ex-queen. , possesses . ponr
siderable musical "ability.and some Ha
waiian songs and instrumental pieces'
composed by her had quite a vogue on
the island.- It has - been prophesied
that Hawaiian musie will become a
fad, for the native songs are plaintive
and weird '. These , will no doubt, be
heard at the meetings of folk-lore ao
cities next winter. "... , .
Card of Thanks.
On bebilf of our comrades- of the
Salvation Army, we wish to thank the
many friends who, by their gifts, made
it possible for us to bring cheer and
comfort to so many -hearts of men.
L women, and. children- this Christmas,
we desire to express our heartfelt
thanks. From the gift of tbe rich man
to that of the widow who said "I have
given my little for ahe needy," all will
be blessed by the Christ who haa taken
count of all.
, Captv Tom Hilbish,
- . Lieut. Frank M. Jaspeb.
- attention. W. K. Ci. .
. Will all" ,W.' R., C. members take
notice that the regular 'Corps meeting
will be held on 'Saturday evening Deo.;
30thvat T sharp? ,1 Is important that
all be in attendance! " Lizzra Ulhich,
Pres. Ella "GKniES, Sec -;
KOCH.
to Mr.
mC-
THE UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB.
Their Enteri ainment Here Was of a High
Oner.
The University of Oregon certainly
has a good representative in the Glee
Club which it hits sent out, for the
young men who comprise the club are
gentlemen who -will commend the
state's leading institution of learning
wherever they may go. Their concert
here was one of tht best ever giveo in
the city, and wod for every member
the esteem of their entire audience
Baldwin opera house was comfortably
filled with a very enthusiastic audi
ence, and the opening piece "Oregon,
Ob, Oregon," was. happily received,
calling for a hearty encore, as did
almest every number in tbe program.
Prof. Irving M. Glen, the soloist,
Arthur L. Frazer, the pianist and
Allen B. Eaton, the reader, are ex
ceptionally good, Mr. Eaton's recitals
bringing forth his .elocutionary talent
to good aduantaere, and Mr. Frazer's
performance at the piano was perfect.
Tbe closing number, Travesty on
ngomar" was a stunner, and created
an unusual amount of laughter. -
After the concert the members of
thn glee club were escorted to. the
residence of Mrs. E. M. Wilson, vho
bad tendered the use of her pariors to
The Dalles high school alumni, and a
reception was tendered the -visitors
lastiag until tbe arrival of the 11:30
train, which the club boarded for
Pendleton, where their next concert
Is to be giveo. '
ELEPHANT GREAT 15 CRIME.
The Animal' Intellectual Powers An
Most Apparent In Bla Sehemea .
for Bevenare.
few more Impressive confidences
can be imparted than one in which t
Hindoo describes how he knowa hit
elephant intends to destroy him. "II
all so seemingly trivial, and yet in
reality of such deadly significance. Hit
story, is so full of details that prove
the. man's profound understanding oi
what he is talking about that one re
mains equally amazed at the brute'i
power to dissemble and its intended
victim's insight into the would-be mur-.
derer's character. And yet, irom the
psychological standpoint, an elephant
: never gives any other such indication
: of mental power as is- exhibited in its
..revenge. That patient, watchful, im
placable hatred, often provoked aim
ply because a man is in attendance
upon another animal (for it is the rule
with tuskers to detest their next
neighbors), speaks more conclusivelj
a high 'intellectual guide than aL
wtones, true or iaje, m nave ueti
tcld of their ability. Such concentra
tion and fixedness of purpose, such
careful, nnrelaxed vigilance, such per
fect and consistent pretense, and
when the time cornea, such desperate
unhesitating energy as homicidal an
imals exhibit, are impossible withoul
a very considerable, although in thu
instance, very irregular, development
says Outing.
No one can deny that if this creature
is great at all its greatness shows it
self in its crimes. These have caused
it to -be worshiped in the east, where
men venerate nothing but merciless j
Irresponsible force, and where an ex
hibition of those qualities and' trait
described fully account for the formu
la: "My lord, the elephant.' .
NOT A.C0WARA '. ' , . ..
.r? , . and anxiety wbicn.we nave to enaure.
Th Btrnnsre Effect oINcrroii ttraisj Three of my family are in the navy,
', oat - Brave Little goidtor-9'':-(' f jaj my earnest desire is to hear news
In Cuba. . - . . - f of peace, although '1 ain trying to be
"'' '' s ' t : ;-: prepared for whatever happens."
.. .Nervous., excitement la' responsible I wbiJe ne husband is looking for or
for muchthat might pass- for co-v- derS vvasfiiilgion she and her chil
ardice. i The author of "A Cuban Expe- . Aren awai, th& issue of events , the
dition speaks of one dreadful day, v ,hih thoir
when he and his comrades sat in a wet
ditch, and waited, concealed,vhile'ie-
Spaniards were so near that
escape
seemed almost impossible,
The discomfort Of our predicament
np to the middle' in mud and water,
with the rain -pouring down on
eagerness 'in watcning
the enemy. Little Joe, Storey, who was,
next to me, was trembling all over.
Suddenly ho grasped my arm and'whisv
pered: ,
"Oh. what shall I do? I must scream
or fire off my rifle!' I can't help it!" '
I, too, felt that he would do either
the one or the other,, and I whispered
back the first thing that occurred to
me. ' ' "
"Storey," I said, "it you make the
least noise, 111 stab you to death!
' Then I told him to keep his eyes
and try to think of someUiing
Reheard the first shot fired.
r that he. might ehout as loudly as
ao a- A Vul ODe 31111 Boout 1118 v
and drew him close to me.. There,
trembling, he rested like a quiet child.
Presently his excitement wore off,' and
he became used to the situation; then
he waa heartily ashamed of his break
down. ' ' -
, But Storey waa not a coward. He
was a gallant little soul in action, and
only his tortured-nerves' were respon
sible for this temporary revolt.
WIVES NEEDED.
Xeaeeeltr Comaela RelazaHom ot Mt
.' aosmylat Ceell Rhodes' Rnle
immm BOStll AtTle.
' Biitish South Africa is sadly in need
of wives, according to late accounts
from that land of diamond mines and
millionaires. The chartered company
of which Cecil Khodes is the head has
for years frowned on the idea of mar
riage among its mounted police, civil
servants and other employes. Thisob-
"7. i""" - .TTT",
a reversal of policy were manifested
things would soon-assume a serious as
pect,' as important affairs would be left
In the hands of the' least reliable of the
company's servants. Sir Cecil gave the
matter dne consideration, and, finding
that the protest had .most substantial,
grounds, has surrendered. According-'
ly an edict lias gone forth among the
shartered company's officials promis
ing that preference in promotion will
be given to married men, and advising
Ul those who can do so to enter forth
with, into the bonds of matrimony.
THE D. P. & A. N. CO'S. NEW BOAT
it Will
Be tbe Propeller Inland
Flyer
' . Bnllt Over.
The Portland Telegram yesterday
gave a description of anew boat which
It stated the . D. P. & A. N. Co. had
contracted . for to be built for the run
between TbePalles and Portland, but H
Glenn, president of the company,- says
ho smo a coutract has been made, and
the -'company .does not 'contemplate
building a new vessel. However they
intend to overhaul the Inland Flyer,
build a new hull'-for it, and remodel
the boat . so that It Will' be better
adapted for carrying both -passengers
and Irelghi,';-.' ;.'.
The near hull, will be made 20. feet
longe. so that the boat will be 130
feet In length.' " Tbe boat will have
two 'slacks, an elegant dining saloon
and kitchen; Una,
- pr.- 4e all
around. On the upper deck will be
the ladies' cabin and pentlptnen's
smoking room, while the low-r !'rk
will be arranged for carrying iiviui.
Joseph Supple is to build tbe new
hull and Wolfe & Zwiker intend over
hauling the machinery and putting it
in first-class shape. When completed
the new Inland Flyer is to have a
speed of 18 miles an hour under high
pressure, and will be not only one of
the speediest but one nf the band- j
somest boats on the river. In re- 1
building tbe Flyer the company Is
cartering to tbe demand of tbe tourist
traffic which is increasing every year,
and will have a vessel that is speedy
and which will accomodate at least
100 passengers and a liberal amount of
freieht. The new Flyer will be a
decided improvement over the old. "
OLD SHOES.
Hi. Starbolt Has a Word About Theaa
and Other Things Old, In
cladlna- Old Hablta.
H 'As easy as an old shoe' is a familiar
saying," said Mr. Staybolt, according
to the New York Sun, "and there can
be no -doubt that an old shoe is a
mighty comfortable thing. After ve
have worn the new shoes, close Ttting.
hard and formal, how gdly -we put
them off, and with what joy ve put on
the. .shoes that, are old and worn and
familiar to the feet! Old shoes, how
ever, are not the only thing old that
we like. e like an old bed, if it is
not too old, but just old enough, so
that while still soft and Comfortable
it is also shaped somewhat to the body,
which it supports at every point, yield-
l ing a degree of comfort which hot the
nnest of beds can afford when it is
new. :
"But it is so with :-.:i things old, that
are not too old. including habits. We
Cling to them so long as they give us
comfort,' and we hate to change. We
are creatures of habit, who would if
wc could follow to the end along the
first comfortable rut we full intn on1
never .look .out above its sides. And it 1
is well for us that our shoes wear out,
. and that we have to buy new ones and
j wear them; that we are in various
ways compelled to change; that we
"are rooted out now and then and set
going anew.
j "And some of us profit by. this
change. Once lifted out of the rat
we stay up on the plain, where there
, Is nothing to cramp us, and wnere we
j can lay about -freely in any direction
! in accordance- with our power, but
more of us, I fancy, rather welcome
the. days when the shoes grow, old
'again and yield without much strug
gling to the enticements of ease and
somf ort." '
. . WOMEN OF THE HAVY. ,
. Officers' WItci and Families Feel
the Suspense Most Keenly Walt
j, ins; and Eloping;. .
: The women who have experienced. the
most mental sufferings and strain re
sulting from the comnlirations in Cuba
are the wives and families of tbe officers
of the navy. Few of tbe enlisted men
are married and most of them are with
out home ties, but the contrary is true
of the officers.
"This is a sad time for us," said the
wife of a famous naval officer a few
days ago. "All we can do is to wait and
i hope.- None of the "women of ibe navy
! wants war. Its opportunities for pro
i motion and the winning of'glory do not
j. compensate for the terrible suspense
present home. This is the attitude of
the wonjen whose fathers, brothers,
husbands or lovers are in the navy,
; Their interest in the chances of war is
' more keen and personal than that of
any other class of people, for war with
Spain means naval action. Those who
are with the southern squadron are in
especial danger. Ever since the blow
ing np of the Maine and the subsequent
mobilizing of the fleet -in southern
waters the crying .of every "war extra"
: on the street, the receipt of every letter
and telegram and the circulation of
each new rumor of conflict have caused
-quiekened tension in officers' families.
-The suspense which the whole nation
.has found it hard to endure baa been
moat cruel for them.
IT PROVtu A SUCCESS.
New Chemical Engine Meets all Re
quirements. . ,
- Tbe new chemical engine was given
a test Wednesday under tbe supervi
sion of Mr. Long, agent for tbe Cham
pion Chemical Engine Co., from whom
Outing
Flannels . . . V
13c
Saturday and Monday.
J.The greatest novelties yet
displayed in these goods ..and at
prices, that are the most attract
ive ever given on like goods in
the face of an upward tendency
of the cotton market.
- 15c, 17c, 20c Goods .
at the ridiculous price of
: 13c '
PEASE & MAYS.
During the balance of this week, any SUIT OR OVERCOAT in our assortment will be
sold prior to STOCKTAKING at a - -
Big Bona Fide Reduction.
Cost cuts.no figure with us
See Windows.
ALL OOOD5 MARKED IN
PLAIN FIOURE5.
the machine was purchased. A dray
load of rubbish was placed in a small
room in one corner of the city pound
and saturated with coal oil, then set on
tire. After tbe flames bad got under
food headway and the room was all
ablaze, tbe heat being so intense that
the hosemen could not get closer than
ten feet of the lire, the pressure was
turned 00, and as soon as the wator
struck the flames they were extin
guished. It required only an Instant
to subdue tbe flames that it would have
taken 1000 gallons of ordinary water
to put out.
The test was made in the presence of
Chief of the Fire Department Lauer, a
number of firemen, the fire and water
committee of the council and a num
ber of citizens, all of whom pronounced
tne machine a success in every re
spect.
Tbe engine is a small affair, scarcely
larger than an ordinary hose cart, and
weighs 2600 pounds, when carrying 100
gallons of water, 100 feet of hose and
three extra charges of chemicals. It
Is certainly a splendid additiou to the
city's fire apparatus, and will be found
of great assistauce in putting out firos
when they first start.
PROOF AGAINST FOOTPADS.
The Tlx
ild
of
Man Bad a dneer Way
Conceal I as; His
Honey.
When the timid-looking man got out
of the barber chair after being shaved
he fumbled in one pocket after another
While the porter dusted his. clothing,
says the Kansas' City Journal.
"Well, be said, with a note of aston
ishment-in his voice, as he plunged his
hand for the fourth time into bis right
trousers pocket and. felt around.
"That's funny. I thought I had a quar
ter in that pocket.
He reputed tbe search of his other
pockets, while the barber who had
shaved him leaned his elbow on the
oaL"k ot the chuir' cr0Esed one leg over
the other and eyed him suspiciously,
"Guess I must've lost it," said the timid-looking
man as be put bis right foot
on a chair and began to roll up his
trousers leg. Tbe barber winked at the
artist in charge of tin- cbnir next to his
and moved nearer l!ie razor case. The
man rolled and pulled his trousers leg
above his knet. and by this time every
one else in the shop' was watching him
with intense interest. They saw that'
be wore u woman's black stocking. Just
above his knee be wore two garters, one
about four inches above the other. He
slipped' the upper garter' down, rolled
down the top of the stocking carefully
and there were several treasury notes
lying spread out flat against the under
clothing that covered his leg.
"What do yon carry money in that
way forVasked thebarber.nshe banded
the man change for tbe five-dollar bill.
"Footpads." was the laconic reply of
the stranger. Kansas City Journal.
Hew An Tour Kidneys f
Dr. Hobbs' 8?arssm Pills core all kldner I) Is. 8am
Die free. Add. Bierllug Remedy Co., Calcano or X. 1
, t
The Great
Malleable
and Iron
: : I A J EST
Are made to last
are absolutely
Remember that we are selling
is a saving to bur customers from
by PEDDLERS for inferior Range.
Write for phamplet ."Majestic
MAYS
Great
Overcoat
and Suit Si
BROKEN LINES
........ : " - . :
Of our ramaining stock of Kersey, Melton, Ox
ford and Covert Cloth Overcoats
BROKEN LINES
Of Worsted, Vicuna Serge and Cheviot Suits in
all the latest Styles and Colors ' .
ARB ON SALE;
during this Great Sale.
PEA5E
AMERICANS BOY
- A CANAL
Scheme to Help
Frenchmen.
the
New YOHK, Deo. 28. The Incor
poration of the Panama Canal Com
pany of America ia said to be the first
move in a plan to transfer the Panama.
canal to Americana in order that it
may have a better chance In the
struggle with the Nicaraguan conces-
aionarles. Thn hanltlnor hnnaoa r,1
Individuals who are understood to be
interested are: August Belmont A
mio. B.uno, jjoeo & jo. lovi f. Mor
ton, Charles ti. Flint; J. E. Simmons,
Edward Sweet; George Sheldon & Co.;
Baring Magoun & Co , and Geohro W.
Young, president of e United Mort
gage & Trust Company. ; V- -
In addition to thtee, several banking
houses In San Francisco and In cities
In the south and weMre 'interested lot 1
the company. , Tl lerald aaya tbe i
Incorporation of a' i American com- , j
pany Is tha result i j aegotlationa ba
tween represenUtliips of tha French' '
company, including Baron Openhelm. '.
who came to this elty from Paris ser-
ciers ot America, ine representative
Dpen mcormriLM. Lna cnnRTAP wi
wni w nil, i, ,,, v irm miHi-.Lnii. i. , , n uiinih
i . , rm . i . i .
. . I . f . 1, ' . 1
in , in vivnii i, ,i iiih, miniviu , , v ,.
anarnnn nan in h'hhai ' hduinaM,
holders receive aharea in the ne
American company in proportion I
their holdiags in the old.
Tbe gentlemen of tbe r'rencn cot
pany long slncea recognized tbati
undurt.iking of a canal across NlcSr
gua either by the United States or
by private parties with the assistance
or indorsement of tbe United States,
would be a most serious blow to their
project, but the American financiers
who have formed tbe new company,
now M at tbe two routes arc on an
even footing, and .that judgment will
be made only on the grounds of
engineering and general desirability,
they argue that the "Americanizing"
of Panama la the only way by which
the 400 shareholder can have any
hope of any return from the $2O0,0O0,
000 which haa gone out of France and
into tbe canal, and they believe that
this arra'ngement can produce only
good feeling between the two countries 1
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guar;
same froi
$15 to
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